35 occurrences

'City' in the Bible

And Cain knew his wife, and she conceived and bore Enoch. And he built a city; and he called the name of the city after the name of his son Enoch.

Verse ConceptsBuild, LiterallyCityBuildingPregnancyCitiesCivilizationBuildersMarital SexMarital Sex BetweenPeople Naming ThingsSame Sex MarriageBuilding Relationships

and Resen, between Nineveh and Calah: this is the great city.

And Jehovah came down to see the city and the tower which the children of men built.

Verse ConceptsGod Going DownGod Seeing The Wicked

There are perhaps fifty righteous within the city: wilt thou also destroy and not forgive the place for the sake of the fifty righteous that are therein?

Verse ConceptsFiftiesDestruction Of CitiesNot SparingNumbers Of Righteous People

And Jehovah said, If I find at Sodom fifty righteous within the city, then I will forgive all the place for their sakes.

Verse ConceptsFiftiesNumbers Of Righteous PeopleA Good Man

Perhaps there may want five of the fifty righteous: wilt thou destroy all the city on account of the five? And he said, If I shall find forty-five there, I will not destroy it.

Verse ConceptsFive PeopleFortiesNumbers Of Righteous PeopleShortage Other Than Food

Before they lay down, the men of the city, the men of Sodom, surrounded the house, from the youngest to the oldest all the people from every quarter.

Verse ConceptsEnemies Surrounding

And the men said to Lot, Whom hast thou here besides? a son-in-law, and thy sons, and thy daughters, and all whom thou hast in the city bring them out of the place.

Verse ConceptsSons In LawRelatives Also InvolvedBringing People Out Of Other Places

And Lot went out, and spoke to his sons-in-law, who had married his daughters, and said, Up, go out of this place, for Jehovah will destroy the city. But he was as if he jested, in the sight of his sons-in-law.

Verse ConceptsBetrothalMarriage, Customs ConcerningJestingPowerlessnessSkepticismSons In Lawjoking

And as the dawn arose, the angels urged Lot, saying, Up, take thy wife and thy two daughters who are present, lest thou perish in the iniquity of the city.

Verse ConceptsDawnIniquity, Punishment ForEvil AssociationsDaybreakDestruction Of CitiesAt DaybreakGod UrgingAngels Providing Protection

And as he lingered, the men laid hold on his hand, and on the hand of his wife, and on the hand of his two daughters, Jehovah being merciful to him; and they led him out, and set him without the city.

Verse Conceptsdelay, humanHandsHesitationSafetyUnbelief, As Response To GodGod's Mercy, Example OfOutside The CityPulling PeopleTaking By The HandPeople Who DelayedBringing People Out Of Other PlacesGod Showed Mercy

Behold now, this city is near to flee to, and it is small: I pray thee, let me escape thither is it not small? and my soul shall live.

Verse ConceptsSmallnessSmall ThingsKeeping Oneself AliveOthers Who Fled

And he said to him, Behold, I have accepted thee concerning this thing also, that I will not overthrow the city of which thou hast spoken.

Verse ConceptsDestruction Of CitiesAcceptance

Haste, escape thither; for I cannot do anything until thou art come there. Therefore the name of the city is called Zoar.

Verse ConceptsHasteImpotence Of GodSmall ThingsHurrying Others On

And Ephron was dwelling among the sons of Heth. And Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham, in the ears of the sons of Heth, even of all that went in at the gate of his city, saying,

Verse ConceptsempiresCitiesBusiness At The GatewayIn Men's Presence

were assured to Abraham for a possession before the eyes of the sons of Heth, before all who went in at the gate of his city.

Verse ConceptsBusiness At The GatewayIn Men's Presence

And the servant took ten camels of the camels of his master, and departed; now all the treasure of his master was under his hand; and he arose and went to Aram-naharaim, to the city of Nahor.

Verse ConceptsDeparturesTen AnimalsGiving Good Things

And he made the camels kneel down outside the city by a well of water, at the time of the evening, when the women came out to draw water.

Verse ConceptsWaterCamelsDrawing WaterPutting Animals Down

Behold, I stand here by the well of water, and the daughters of the men of the city come out to draw water.

Verse ConceptsDrawing Water

And he called it Shebah; therefore the name of the city is Beer-sheba to this day.

Verse ConceptsSwearing OathsGiven Names To This DayPeople Naming Things

And he called the name of that place Beth-el; but the name of that city was Luz at the first.

Verse ConceptsHouse Of GodPeople Naming Things

And Jacob came safely to the city Shechem, which is in the land of Canaan, when he came from Padan-Aram; and he encamped before the city.

Verse ConceptsBoldness Examples OfAltars, Built ByCamp, Of Israel

And Hamor and Shechem his son came to the gate of their city, and spoke to the men of their city, saying,

Verse ConceptsBusiness At The Gateway

And all that went out at the gate of his city hearkened to Hamor and to Shechem his son; and every male was circumcised all that went out at the gate of his city.

Verse ConceptsAgreement, Making AgreementsBusiness At The GatewayConsent

And it came to pass on the third day, when they were sore, that two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah's brethren, took each his sword, and came upon the city boldly, and slew all the males.

Verse ConceptsThe Third Day Of The WeekExterminationDeath Of All MalesPhysical PainTwo SonsPleasurablenessMassacres

The sons of Jacob came upon the slain, and plundered the city, because they had defiled their sister.

Verse ConceptsRapePeople Being PollutedNamed Sisters

Their sheep, and their oxen, and their asses, and what was in the city, and what was in the field they took;

Verse ConceptsOwning LivestockSpoils Of WarLoss Of DonkeysPossessing Sheep

And Bela the son of Beor reigned in Edom; and the name of his city was Dinhabah.

Verse ConceptsRulers Of Edom

And Husham died; and Hadad the son of Bedad, who smote Midian in the fields of Moab, reigned in his stead. And the name of his city was Avith.

Verse ConceptsdefeatForeign KingsRulers Of Edom

And Baal-hanan the son of Achbor died; and Hadar reigned in his stead; and the name of his city was Pau; and his wife's name was Mehetabel, the daughter of Matred daughter of Mezahab.

Verse ConceptsForeign KingsNamed WivesRulers Of Edom

And he gathered up all the food of the seven years that was in the land of Egypt, and put the food in the cities; the food of the fields of the city, which were round about it, he laid up in it.

Verse ConceptsThriftGathering Food

They were gone out of the city, and not yet far off, when Joseph said to him who was over his house, Up! follow after the men; and when thou overtakest them, thou shalt say to them, Why have ye rewarded evil for good?

Verse ConceptsIngratitudePeople Not Far AwayRepaying Evil For Good

Then they rent their clothes, and loaded every man his ass, and they returned to the city.

Verse ConceptsTearing Of ClothesClothingThose Who Tore Clothes

Bible Theasaurus

Hamlet (2 instances)
Metropolis (1 instance)

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πόλις 
Polis 
Usage: 132

πολιτάρχης 
Politarches 
ruler of the city
Usage: 2